Table 1.
Sample description.
| Variable | Total (N=123) | Men (n=61, 49.6%) | Women (n=62, 50.4%) | ||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 77.2 (13.1) | 79.2 (12.8) | 74 (11.8) | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 23.9 (5.4) | 22.8 (4.8) | 25.4 (6.0) | ||||
| Primary caregiver (multiple options could be selected), n (%) | |||||||
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Institution | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.8) | |||
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Cohabiting caregiver | 81 (65.9) | 42 (58.3) | 39 (58.3) | |||
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Hired caregiver | 21 (17.1) | 10 (13.9) | 11 (15.3) | |||
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Self (loneliness) | 7 (5.7) | 3 (4.2) | 4 (5.6) | |||
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No identified caregiver | 9 (7.3) | 4 (5.6) | 5 (6.9) | |||
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Other (eg, supervision by descendants, support from a nongovernmental organization, etc) | 21 (17.1) | 10 (13.9) | 11 (15.3) | |||
| Emergency contact, n (%) | |||||||
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Spouse | 44 (35.8) | 28 (45.9) | 16 (25.8) | |||
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Child | 54 (43.9) | 19 (31.1) | 35 (56.4) | |||
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Sibling | 13 (10.6) | 7 (11.5) | 6 (9.7) | |||
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Other family | 12 (9.8) | 7 (11.5) | 5 (8.1) | |||
| Degree of dependency, n (%) | |||||||
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None | 57 (46.3) | 28 (45.9) | 29 (46.8) | |||
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Moderate | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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Severe | 9 (7.3) | 4 (6.6) | 5 (8.1) | |||
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High dependency | 10 (8.1) | 3 (4.9) | 7 (11.3) | |||
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Under review | 47 (38.2) | 26 (42.6) | 21 (33.9) | |||
| Receiving teleassistance, n (%) | 6 (4.9) | 2 (3.3) | 4 (6.5) | ||||
| Reason for admission, n (%) | |||||||
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Palliative care | 75 (61) | 36 (59) | 39 (62.9) | |||
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Rehabilitation | 28 (22.8) | 14 (23) | 14 (22.6) | |||
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Convalescence | 12 (9.8) | 5 (8.2) | 7 (11.3) | |||
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Long-term stay | 8 (6.5) | 6 (9.8) | 2 (3.2) | |||
| Risk of falling at admission, mean (SD) | 73 (43.3) | 40 (26.2) | 33 (17.6) | ||||
| Number of chronic conditions at admission, mean (SD) | 5.3 (4.1) | 4.8 (4.4) | 5.5 (4.2) | ||||